. >> republican presidential candidate rick santorum is gaining on front runner mitt romney in upcoming primaries including here in california. he's still the favorite among likely republican voters but santorum is now just six points behind, jumping 18-point december. but for now the gop spotlight is on the deep south. alabama and mississippi hold their primaries on tuesday. the strongly conservative states could be the last chance for that from his rival to halt his moment. >> you have an opportunity and mississippi to narrow this race today conservative versus the insider moderate. >> despite his growing delegate lead romney has not done well with southerners, evangelicals and other more conservative voting blocs. santorum and gingrich had consistently split database. >> they are sky high at this time of year with no signs of coming down. gas prices. >> at what's really driving up the price per gallon and why you will be paying more in the next few months. >> and they are the size of many bedrooms. at 160 square feet, these are apartments. we will take input and discover in this case